UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
15TH MARI ARI NE EXPED EXPEDII TI ONARY ARY UN UNI T BOX 555365 CAM CAMP PEND PENDL ETON, CALI FOR FORNI A 92055- 5365 Canc: Aug 2013 2013 MEUBul EUBul 2023 S6 13 Aug 12 MARI ARI NE EXPED EXPEDII TI ONARY ARY UN UNI T BULL BULL ETI N 2023 Fr om: To:
Commandi andi ng Of f i cer Di st r i but but i on Li st
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POLI POLI CY CONCERN ERNI NG RI VER VER CI TY PRO PROCEDU EDURES
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( a) ( C/ / NF) US USS PELELI LELI U ( LHA LHA- 5) I nst r uct i on C3430. 2 ( b) NAVY AVY Wi de OPTASK I O, 151731Z May 06
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( 1) RI RI VER CI TY Access ccess Li st ( 2) RI VER CI TY Access Modi odi f i cat i on Reque equest st
1. Pur pose. se. To pr ovi de pr oced cedur al gui dance f or con cont r ol l i ng out goi ng communi uni cat i ons ons and and net net wor k pat pat hs f or 15t 15t h Mar i ne Expe Expedi di t i onar onar y Uni Uni t ( MEU) f r om t he US USS PE PELELI LELI U ( LHA LHA- 5) f or t he pu pur pose of operat operat i ons ons secur secur i t y ( OPSE PSEC) and f or ce pr ot ect i on. 2. Backgr ackgr ound ound.. RI VER CI TY condi condi t i ons ons ar e used as a count count er measur easur e t o pr even vent t he r el ease of sen sensi t i ve i nf or mat i on – Esse Essen nt i al El ement s of of Fri endl y I nf ormat i on ( EEFI ) — by con cont r ol l i ng ou out goi ng com communi cat cat i ons ons and and ne net work pat pat hs f r om t he shi shi p whi l e al l owi ng user ser s t o per f or m mi ssi on essen ssent i al dut i es ( not admi ni st r at i ve or per sona sonal use) se) . a. RI VER CI TY i s n not ot t o be con conf used wi t h I nf ormat i on Oper at i on Cond ondi t i on ( I NFOCON) , whi ch i s an al l ser vi ce Com Comput put er Net wor k Def Def ense ense ( CND) post post ur e t hat r educes ces i ncom comi ng tr af f i c du dur i ng mi l i t ar y op oper at i ons an and/ or t hr eat s t o t he comput put er net net wor k. b. EEFI ar e t hose el ement s of i nf or mat i on t hat are par t i cul cul ar l y vul vul ner abl e t o adver ver sar sar y expl xpl oi t at i on, and r equi r es p prr ot ect i on. on. c. RI VER CI TY con condi t i ons ons sho shoul d be empl oyed yed pr i or t o set set t i ng cer cer t ai n f orce pr pr ot ect i on con condi t i ons, ons, commenci ng sensi sensi t i ve mi ssi on pl anni ng, and/ or oper oper at i ons ons t hat hat coul coul d be be compr omi sed by by an i nadv nadver er t ent ent communi uni cat i ons ons or i nf or mat i on r el ease. se. d. I nst ances ances wher e RI VER CI TY may be r equi equi r ed i ncl ude, but ar e not l i mi t ed t o: s pe pec i al oper a t i ons s up uppor t , s t r ai t t r a ns ns i t s , of f ens i ve s t r i kes , r espon esponse se t o casua casuall t i es, hi ghgh- t empo operat operat i ons, ons, or wh when web browsi ng i s adver ver sel sel y af f ect i ng t he com command’ s op oper at i onal mi ssi on. Addi t i onal l y, RI VER CI TY wi l l be set set i n r espo sponse t o ser ser i ous eve event s, or as t he I nf or mat i on War f ar e Commande anderr ( I WC) , deem deems necess necess ar y t o cont cont r ol t r ansm ansmi t t ed i nf or mat i on by pho phone ne or el ectr oni c mai l . e. Per Per sona sonal mobi obi l e devi ces ces ar ar e never ver aut aut hori zed f or use use whi l e t he shi shi p i s un underwa erway. Sat el l i t e phone ones ( e. g. , I r i di um or I NMARSAT) may be used dur i ng appr opr opr i at e emi ssi ons ons con condi t i on or RI RI VER CI TY l evel vel .
MEUBul 2023 2 Aug 2012 f. RI VER CI TY wi l l be mont h. Al l per sonnel wi l l RI VER CI TY condi t i on. Posi i n pr event i ng unaut hor i zed
i mpl ement ed r andoml y, at a mi ni mum, once each compl y as rapi dl y as possi bl e wi t h an order ed t i ve act i on at al l l evel s of command i s essent i al t el ephone and emai l use.
g. Upon execut i on of RI VER CI TY, access t o al l communi cat i on syst ems, I P servi ces, and t el ephone ser vi ces wi l l be r est r i ct ed and onl y t hose member s l i st ed i n t he pr e- def i ned user gr oups wi l l have access. h. 15t h MEU communi cat i on syst ems af f ect ed by RI VER CI TY i ncl ude t he f ol l owi ng: ( 1) Sat el l i t e phones ( 2) NI PRNet ( Uncl assi f i ed but Sensi t i ve I nt er net Pr otocol Rout er Net work) servi ces ( 3) Tel ephone ( Secur e, DSN, Commer ci al ) ( 4) Sai l or/ Mar i ne Tel ephones i. RI VER CI TY does not di r ect l y af f ect tacti cal syst ems. Tact i cal syst ems wi l l r emai n avai l abl e. The concept of need- t o- know r emai ns t he over ar chi ng gui dance wi t h r egar d t o i nf ormat i on di ssemi nat i on. RI VER CI TY condi t i ons do not r est r i ct USMC SI PRNet ( Secr et I nt er net Pr otocol Rout er Net wor k) ser vi ces t o i ncl ude VoSI P ( Voi ce over Secur e I nt er net Pr ot ocol ) phones. Addi t i onal l y, i nbound NI PRNet e- mai l i s not r est r i ct ed dur i ng RI VER CI TY condi t i ons. j . Rest r i ct i ve RI VER CI TY condi t i ons ar e set dur i ng event s whi ch r equi r e an i ncr eased OPSEC post ur e. Rest r i ct i ve RI VER CI TY condi t i ons ar e not i nt ended t o be i mpl ement ed f or pr ol onged peri ods of t i me. ( 1) RI VER CI TY Condi t i on 1. Most r est r i ct i ve. Set f or adver sar y at t ack, mass casual t i es, shi p damaged/ mi ssi ng/ l ost , ai r craf t mi ssi ng/ l ost , man overboar d, shi pboar d f i r e, and event s r equi r i ng speci al cat egory handl i ng or t hat coul d r esul t i n an i nt er nat i onal i nci dent . RI VER CI TY Condi t i on 1 i s i nt ended f or shor t dur at i ons ( hour s vi ce days) . ( 2) RI VER CI TY Condi t i on 2. Mor e r est r i ct i ve. Set dur i ng cri t i cal mi ssi on pl anni ng and execut i on. Thi s condi t i on shoul d be consi dered f or hi gh vi si bi l i t y VI P st at us vi si t s, ai r st r i ke pl anni ng, opposed mar i t i me i nt er c ept i on oper at i ons ( MI O) , or hi gh vi s i bi l i t y/ t hr e at ar e a por t vi s i t s . ( 3) RI VER CI TY Condi t i on 3. Rest r i ct ed Access. Set f or war ni ng or der / St r i ke Gr oup/ Bat t l e For ce cont i ngency pl anni ng and oper at i ons, et c. Thi s condi t i on shoul d be consi der ed f or si t uat i ons such as por t vi si t s when i n hei ght ened st at es of al er t . ( 4) RI VER CI TY Condi t i on 4. set f or nor mal oper at i ons.
Least Rest r i ct i ve.
Thi s condi t i on i s
k. I mpl ement at i on of RI VER CI TY r equi r es a pr i or i t i zed access l i st t hat i dent i f i es user s by t hei r need t o access syst ems i n t he per f ormance of mi ssi on essent i al dut i es. Encl osur e ( 1) l i st s 15t h MEU user groups desi gnat ed by t he MEU Commander wi t h user pr i or i t y based sol el y on f unct i on and r equi r ement s ( mi ssi on accompl i shment ) . Request s f or modi f i cat i on t o
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MEUBul 2023 13 Aug 12 Subj :
RI VER CI TY ACCESS LI ST
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( a) MEUBul 2023, Pol i cy Concer ni ng Ri ver Ci t y Procedur es ( b) MEUO 3070. 2, Oper at i ons Secur i t y Pr ogr am
1. I n accor dance wi t h t he r ef er ences, t he f ol l owi ng bi l l et s have a cri t i cal need t o access uncl assi f i ed but sensi t i ve net wor ks ( NI PRNet ) i n t he execut i on of t hei r dai l y act i vi t i es aboar d t he USS PELELI U ( LHA- 5) . Gr oup 1 ( Most Rest r i ct i ve) Uni t Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Avi at i on Combat El ement Avi at i on Combat El ement Gr ound Combat El ement Gr ound Combat El ement Logi st i cs Combat El ement Logi st i cs Combat El ement
Bi l l et Commandi ng Of f i cer Execut i ve Of f i cer Adj ut ant I nt el l i gence Of f i cer Oper at i ons Of f i cer Logi st i cs Of f i cer Communi cat i ons Of f i cer Chapl ai n Ser geant Maj or Commandi ng Of f i cer Execut i ve Of f i cer Commandi ng Of f i cer Execut i ve Of f i cer Commandi ng Of f i cer Execut i ve Of f i cer
Gr oup 2 ( More Rest r i ct i ve) Uni t Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Command El ement Avi at i on Combat El ement Avi at i on Combat El ement Gr ound Combat El ement Gr ound Combat El ement Gr ound Combat El ement Logi st i cs Combat El ement Logi st i cs Combat El ement
Bi l l et Assi st ant I nt el l i gence Of f i cer Ass i st ant Oper at i ons Of f i cer Assi st ant Logi st i cs Of f i cer Ass i st ant Communi cat i ons Of f i cer St af f J udge Advocat e Admi ni st r at i on Chi ef I nt el l i gence Chi ef Oper at i ons Chi ef Logi st i cs Chi ef Communi cat i ons Chi ef Oper at i ons Of f i cer Ser geant Maj or Oper at i ons Of f i cer Company Commander s Ser geant Maj or Oper at i ons Of f i cer Ser geant Maj or
Gr oup 3 ( Rest r i ct ed Access) Li mi t access t o E- 6 and above. Gr oup 4 ( Least Rest r i ct i ve) I ncl ude user s of al l r anks. 2. Poi nt of cont act per t ai ni ng t o t hi s mat t er i s t he 15t h Mar i ne Expedi t i onar y Uni t Execut i ve Of f i cer , Li eut enant Col onel J ohn R. O’ Neal , J di al 7661, . Encl osur e ( 1)
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
15TH MARI NE EXPEDI TI ONARY UNI T BOX 555365 CAMP PENDLETON, CALI FORNI A 92055- 5365 2023 S6 [ dat e] Fr om: To: Vi a:
[ MSE OPSEC coor di nat or ] Communi cat i ons Of f i cer , 15t h Mar i ne Expedi t i onar y Uni t Execut i ve Of f i cer , 15t h Mar i ne Expedi t i onar y Uni t
Subj :
RI VER CI TY ACCESS MODI FI CATI ON
Ref :
( a) MEUBul 2023, Pol i cy Concer ni ng Ri ver Ci t y Procedur es ( b) MEUO 3070. 2, Oper at i ons Secur i t y Pr ogr am
1. I n accor dance wi t h t he r ef erences, t he f ol l owi ng personnel have a cri t i cal need t o access uncl assi f i ed but sensi t i ve net wor ks ( NI PRNet ) i n t he exec ut i on of t hei r dai l y ac t i vi t i es . [ t ype j us t i f i c at i on her e ] Bi l l et
Uni t
Rank
Last Name
Fi r st Name
DSN/ VOI P Phone
2. Poi nt of cont act per t ai ni ng t o t hi s mat t er i s [ uni t OPSEC Coordi nat or ] , [ phone number ] , [ e- mai l address] .
F. M. LAST
2023 XO [ dat e] FI RST ENDORSEMENT Fr om: To: Subj : 1.
Execut i ve Of f i cer , 15t h Mar i ne Expedi t i onar y Uni t Communi cat i ons Of f i cer , 15t h Mar i ne Expedi t i onar y Uni t RI VER CI TY ACCESS MODI FI CATI ON
Appr oved. / Appr oved wi t h changes. / Not appr oved.
J . R. O’ NEAL Copy t o: [ r equest i ng sect i on OI C]
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